Article
Urban Studies
Salvatore Paolo De Rosa, Joost de Moor, Marwa Dabaieh
Summary: Climate change adaptation in cities has often neglected the root causes of unequal vulnerability, leading to climate injustices. Existing studies have focused on positive cases and have not explored why these issues are not politicized. This research investigates the role of political outsiders in politicizing urban climate adaptation and finds that climate movements often ignore local adaptation while social justice activism has untapped potential to support transformational adaptation.
Article
Forestry
Robert Jandl, Cecilie Birgitte Foldal, Thomas Ledermann, Georg Kindermann
Summary: This study evaluates the role and habitat expansion of European beech in Central Europe under climate change. The results show that the habitat of beech may significantly increase in the next 60 years, but vulnerability to drought and pathogens are limiting factors. The future habitat will depend on factors such as forest resilience, market opportunities, and adaptive forest management.
Article
Geography
Muhammad Asim Ibrahim, Marie Johansson
Summary: Despite slow adaptation by farmers in Europe to climate change, there is limited research on their capacity to adapt. Various factors affect farmers' perceptions towards climate smart agricultural practices, including poor understanding of land and water resources carrying capacity and different stakeholder systems influencing their decisions.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kumar Bahadur Darjee, Prem Raj Neupane, Michael Koehl
Summary: This study explores the proactive responses of local communities in Nepal to climate change impacts. Through interviews and data analysis, it found that over 83% of households implemented both proactive and reactive measures, with over 50 proactive adaptation measures being implemented. Factors such as livelihood options and spatial factors were found to be decisive factors in choosing proactive adaptation.
Article
Environmental Studies
Christian Salvadeo, Hem Nalini Morzaria-Luna, Hector Reyes-Bonilla, Antonina Ivanova-Bonchera, David Petatan Ramirez, Eduardo Juarez-Leon
Summary: Fishing activities are vulnerable to climate change, especially in fishery-dependent coastal communities with low economic diversification. Adaptation measures, such as economic diversification, improvement in processing and commercialization of fishery products, and enhanced fisheries management, are crucial in reducing vulnerability to the impacts of climate change. Mexico has the policy framework in place for these measures, but requires financing and more efficient regulatory processes to address the rapid effects of climate change in marine systems.
Article
Environmental Studies
Muhammad Asim Ibrahim, Marie Johansson
Summary: There is a two-way detrimental relationship between climate change and agricultural practices. Emissions from agriculture sector contribute to global warming and environmental damage, while climate change also stresses agriculture globally. Understanding when, where, and how to implement adaptive measures is crucial for managing this complex relationship.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Seung Min Kim, Robert Mendelsohn
Summary: The literature shows that climate change can reduce crop yields in the United States, and this study further demonstrates that it can also decrease the area of harvested crops. The sensitivity of 'crop failures' to temperature conditions in spring and fall is identified. By manipulating temperature and precipitation conditions, it is found that a 1-degree Celsius increase in temperature across the U.S., without adaptation, could result in an additional 3.2 million failed acres, equivalent to a 0.9% decline in acreage. The negative effects are expected to be more severe in the southern United States compared to the northern regions.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Iris Maria Hertog, Sara Brogaard, Torsten Krause
Summary: Sweden, with the largest forest cover in the EU, has traditionally pursued intensive forest management for maximum wood production. However, the forestry sector is now under pressure to transition away from clear-cutting. This study identifies barriers faced by actors promoting Continuous Cover Forestry in Sweden, such as cultural, educational, and market limitations. The research emphasizes the importance of addressing power dynamics and social dimensions in forest management models for the future.
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
(2022)
Review
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Matilde Maria Passamonti, Elisa Somenzi, Mario Barbato, Giovanni Chillemi, Licia Colli, Stephane Joost, Marco Milanesi, Riccardo Negrini, Monia Santini, Elia Vajana, John Lewis Williams, Paolo Ajmone-Marsan
Summary: Livestock, domesticated in specific regions, have adapted to diverse environments worldwide. Climate change is affecting livestock welfare and productivity, with genomic studies exploring genes for adaptation. Advances in genomics, population genetics, and landscape genomics are providing insights into the interactions between genetics and the environment, leading to more efficient breeding strategies.
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Nathalie Seddon, Alison Smith, Pete Smith, Isabel Key, Alexandre Chausson, Cecile Girardin, Jo House, Shilpi Srivastava, Beth Turner
Summary: Nature-based solutions (NbS) have gained popularity as an integrated approach to address climate change and biodiversity loss, but concerns have been raised about the overemphasis on tree planting for carbon sequestration. NbS should encompass a wide range of ecosystems, engage local communities, and be explicitly designed to benefit biodiversity in order to effectively tackle urgent challenges.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Anita Wreford, Andrew Dunningham, Alan Jones, Oscar Montes, B. Grace, Juan Monge
Summary: The concept of solution spaces is crucial for exploring the potential future of forestry under climate change in different management structures. Understanding how different types of forest owners can influence their solution spaces is essential for effective climate change adaptation. Collaboration among different typologies may benefit the sector as a whole, and planning now for future expansion is essential.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2021)
Article
Development Studies
G. C. S. Kanarp, Lotten Westberg
Summary: Calls for transformational adaptation are increasing. Government authorities, expected to lead adaptation, face the challenge of changing the governance system. Critical reflection capacity among civil servants involved should be understood as emerging in practice. The study suggests interventions to create joint critical reflection at the group level for enabling transformational adaptation.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Dong Kook Woo, William J. Riley, Robert F. Grant, Yuxin Wu
Summary: Rapid climate change and growing population pose a threat to global food security. This study found that early planting with later-maturing varieties provides the greatest benefit to future wheat yields. Additionally, increased CO2 leading to improved water use efficiency reduces the benefits of additional irrigation. Adopting combined field management strategies has the potential to significantly improve global wheat yields.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Paul W. Thomas, Luis-Bernardo Vazquez
Summary: Land use conflicts contribute to unsustainable deforestation rates, with agriculture being a major driver. Urgent action is needed to reduce these conflicts, and cultivation of ectomycorrhizal fungi may provide a solution.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xianchun Tan, Kaiwei Zhu, Xiaoyan Meng, Baihe Gu, Yi Wang, Fanxin Meng, Gengyuan Liu, Tangqi Tu, Hui Li
Summary: Most developing countries have taken actions focusing on renewable energy, waste management, sustainable transport, and forestry carbon sequestration. Demands for climate change mitigation are mainly in technology and capital, with priority areas in energy and waste management. High preferences were shown for emission reduction and energy-saving technology, while low preferences were shown for certain types of power units. Agroforestry, energy conservation, renewable energy, and water resources are priority areas for climate change financing, while institutional capacity building and technology development are also crucial. Developing countries need to enhance information exchange and cooperation channels for addressing climate change effectively.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nadia Maaroufi, Astrid R. Taylor, Roswitha B. Ehnes, Henrik Andren, Petter Kjellander, Christer Bjorkman, Thomas Katterer, Maartje J. Klapwijk
Summary: In recent years, wild boar populations have expanded northwards and settled in boreal forests. The impact of wild boar rooting on soil organisms remains poorly understood. This study found that both natural and simulated rooting resulted in a decrease in adult soil mite abundance, while juvenile abundance and the proportion of adults and juveniles were not affected. The colonization of wild boars in boreal forests has negative effects on soil decomposers, potentially affecting ecosystem processes.
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Maartje J. Klapwijk, Michael B. Bonsall
Summary: The indirect interactions between a focal and alternative resource mediated by a generalist consumer can be influenced by associational effects, resulting in various dynamics such as apparent competition and apparent mutualism. The inclusion of density-dependence expands the range where alternative resources positively influence the focal resource.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Siddhartho Shekhar Paul, Eliza Maher Hasselquist, Amanda Jarefjall, Anneli M. Agren
Summary: Human modification of hydrological connectivity has significant consequences on ecosystem functioning. The conversion of natural channels to man-made ditches in northern landscapes and the increase in channel density highlight the importance of accurately mapping these ditches for informed ecosystem management decisions.
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Jonatan Flyckt, Filip Andersson, Niklas Lavesson, Liselott Nilsson, Anneli M. A. Gren
Summary: This study develops a method for detecting ditches in high resolution digital elevation models using LiDAR scans. By combining digital terrain indices and machine learning techniques, ditch detection at a landscape-scale is improved, aiding in practical forest management and climate change mitigation.
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
(2022)
Editorial Material
Water Resources
Hjalmar Laudon, William Lidberg, Ryan Allen Sponseller, Eliza Maher Hasselquist, Florian Westphal, Lars Ostlund, Camilla Sandstrom, Jarvi Jarveoja, Matthias Peichl, Anneli M. Agren
HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Michelle Nordkvist, Stephanie Jonsson, Mats Jonsell, Maartje Johanna Klapwijk
Summary: This study explored the impact of dead wood removal and addition on arthropod diversity, abundance, and predation rates in managed pine forest stands in Sweden. The results showed that the addition of dead wood did not have any effect on arthropod abundance, diversity, or predation rates. However, the study suggests that dead wood may still play an important role in promoting biodiversity and pest control for generalist arthropods.
Article
Ecology
Michelle Nordkvist, Maartje J. Klapwijk, Sabine Barets, Christer Bjorkman
Summary: Grazing and browsing by large ungulates can have a strong effect on habitat composition and structure, potentially affecting species abundance and understory properties. Changes in habitat structure can influence arthropod predation, and our study explores this indirect link through a comparison of fenced plots excluding ungulates with control plots. We found a weak effect of browser exclusion on habitat structure, but predation was positively affected by understory cover, suggesting that ungulate browsing can indirectly affect arthropod predation by altering understory properties.
BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Sara E. E. Emery, Maartje Klapwijk, Roland Sigvald, Riccardo Bommarco, Ola Lundin
Summary: The study analyzes the long-term population patterns of the cabbage stem flea beetle over 50 years in winter oilseed rape. It finds that there are 8-year population cycles in the beetle and that fluctuations in larval density are synchronous across different regions. The study also identifies the environmental factors and weather system that influence the population cycles.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
William Lidberg, Siddhartho Shekhar Paul, Florian Westphal, Kai Florian Richter, Niklas Lavesson, Raitis Melniks, Janis Ivanovs, Mariusz Ciesielski, Antti Leinonen, Anneli M. agren
Summary: Extensive use of drainage ditches in European boreal forests and North America has changed wetland and soil hydrology, impacting ecosystem functions. Mapping forest ditches is a priority for sustainable land use management. A deep learning-based methodology using airborne laser scanning data was developed and tested in Sweden, accurately mapping 86% of ditch channels. This technique provides a significant contribution to regional hydrology and ecosystem dynamics assessment.
JOURNAL OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE ENGINEERING
(2023)
Review
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Koffi Dodji Noumonvi, Anneli M. Agren, Joshua L. Ratcliffe, Mats G. Oquist, Lars Ericson, Cheuk Hei Marcus Tong, Jarvi Jarveoja, Wei Zhu, Stefan Osterwalder, Haijun Peng, Charlotta Erefur, Kevin Bishop, Hjalmar Laudon, Mats B. Nilsson, Matthias Peichl
Summary: Boreal peatlands are important for regulating the global climate as carbon dioxide sinks and methane sources. Previous studies investigating peatland processes often relied on single-tower setups, which may not capture the spatial variations across the entire peatland complex. The Kulbacksliden Research Infrastructure provides a unique opportunity to explore ecosystem-scale processes and spatial variations in a typical boreal peatland complex.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Michelle Nordkvist, Jeannette Eggers, Teresa Lopez-Andujar Fustel, Maartje J. Klapwijk
Summary: The spruce bark beetle is a major disturbance agent in European forests, and its damage is expected to increase in the future due to factors such as increased temperatures. To support forest management decision making, it is necessary to describe and estimate the susceptibility of different forest stands to spruce bark beetle infestation under different scenarios. This study presents a susceptibility index for the spruce bark beetle, which takes into account both climatic and stand variables and can be implemented in forest simulation programs. The index was applied in a forest decision support system and simulations were conducted for different management scenarios. The results showed that the longer rotation scenario had higher susceptibility and slightly lower harvest, while there were no differences between the baseline and mixed scenarios. This ability to simulate forest development and assess bark beetle susceptibility will help forest owners identify vulnerable stands and evaluate the effects of management decisions.
TREES FORESTS AND PEOPLE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Betty Ehnvall, Anneli M. agren, Mats B. Nilsson, Joshua L. Ratcliffe, Kof fi Dodji Noumonvi, Matthias Peichl, William Lidberg, Reiner Giesler, Carl-Magnus Moerth, Mats G. Oquist
Summary: Vegetation plays a crucial role in the unique properties of natural mires, such as surface microtopography, high biodiversity, carbon sequestration, and water and nutrient regulation. However, the landscape controls behind mire vegetation patterns have previously been poorly described, limiting our understanding of the fundamental drivers of mire ecosystem services.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Carl Svensson, Martin Karl-Friedrich Bader, Benjamin Forsmark, Urban Nilsson, Tomas Lundmark, Annika Nordin, Johan Bergh
Summary: Research shows that repeated fertilisation in young Norway spruce plantations in northern Europe can significantly increase biomass production and carbon sequestration, helping meet the demand for renewable materials and mitigate climate change.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Anneli M. Agren, Eliza Maher Hasselquist, Johan Stendahl, Mats B. Nilsson, Siddhartho S. Paul
Summary: A novel approach using high-resolution digital soil moisture map was presented to identify peat soils, resulting in higher quality peat maps and a more natural representation of soil distribution. The method identified more peatland areas and provided an intuitive uncertainty estimate for sustainable spatial planning.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Johannes Larson, William Lidberg, Anneli M. Agren, Hjalmar Laudon
Summary: Soil moisture is important for drought and flooding forecasting, forest fire prediction and water supply management. Mapping soil moisture has been challenging due to forest canopy cover and small-scale variations. Terrain indices can effectively model the spatial variation of soil moisture conditions.
HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES
(2022)